The purpose of this book is to give to its readers a living knowledge of some of the wonders of the country and continent in which they live. Upon a personally conducted tour they are taken by the author through the most characteristic parts of the North American continent. They travel through the United States, British America, Mexico, and Central America, studying the most interesting features of life and work among the people of each country, learning how they are governed, and what they do in order to live. Much information is also given concerning the natural resources and the physical features of the countries visited. (From the preface)
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Preface
2:
General View of North America
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In our National Capital
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A Visit to the President and to the Halls of Congress
5:
The Departments of the Government
6:
Baltimore and our Oyster Beds
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In Philadelphia -- A Visit to the Mint
8:
New York and Some of its Wonders
9:
Our Foreign Commerce
10:
New England -- Commerce and Manufactures
11:
Among the Mountains and Lakes of New England
12:
In Boston
13:
From New England South by Steamer
14:
In the Land of Cotton
15:
Among the Ricefields
16:
A Visit to a Turpentine Farm
17:
Florida and its Orange Groves
18:
Through the Mississippi Jetties to New Orleans
19:
A Visit to a Sugar Plantation
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Up the Mississippi River to St. Louis
21:
Indian Corn and the Corn Belt
22:
A Visit to a Great Wheat Farm
23:
A Journey on the Great Lakes
24:
The Iron and Copper Mines of Lake Superior
25:
Life in the Lumber Regions
26:
Our Great Cities on the Lakes
27:
A Visit to Niagra Falls
28:
Travels in the Oil Regions
29:
Travels in the Coal Regions
30:
Pittsburg and its Iron Works
31:
The Greatest Lake Port in the World
32:
The Wonders and Treasures of the Rocky Mountain Region
